Recently on PBS, some professionals were interviewed about mental health in the U.S. and what people who knew the perpetrator of the Tucson tragedy should have done to help him. One expert said that citizens can call community mental health centers to report such a person. However, I am questioning whether or not that is true in Colorado.
@ConnectColorado is looking for guest bloggers who can write in response to the Tucson tragedy about how to access mental health services, how to help a person who is displaying mental health problems and not getting help and where citizens can call if they think someone needs help.
I will post your information on this blog and tweet it to the over 6,000 Colorado followers on @ConnectColorado. If you can contribute to this, please DM me. You have to be following me to DM me. If you are unable to DM, send me an @mention.
Thanks
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Wanted: Social Good Filmmaker
I volunteer for an organization called the National Organization to End the Waiting Lists - www.noewait.net and @NOEWAIT on Twitter. I don't even know if this is possible, but I know I have many film people following on @ConnectColorado so I am going to ask.
NOEWAIT's social issue is that of people with developmental disabilities who are waiting for decades to receive services all over the country. I created a YouTube video for NOEWAIT which has gotten not only over 10,000 YouTube views, but has been played at several large conferences for people with disabilities and their families. I am obviously an amateur but the project was very successful.
I have this idea that we need a professional documentary film to be produced that follows the lives of people on waiting lists all over the country with the hopes that it could be aired on Public Television as well. The purpose is to help people to understand how devastating it is for the families who are waiting. NOEWAIT has collected large numbers of stories from various states including Colorado and could help the filmmaker to find the right families and individuals to feature.
I am wondering if there are any filmmakers out there who would take on a project like this - but the catch is of course we have no funding whatsoever to do it (sorry). I figured that an experienced filmmaker knows where to get funding, is that right? And experienced filmmakers also know how to get films shown on PBS, right?
If you think you can do something like this, please DM me on @ConnectColorado and I will send you my email address. If you are unable to DM me, follow the link to my website from my Twitter page and email me that way.
NOEWAIT's social issue is that of people with developmental disabilities who are waiting for decades to receive services all over the country. I created a YouTube video for NOEWAIT which has gotten not only over 10,000 YouTube views, but has been played at several large conferences for people with disabilities and their families. I am obviously an amateur but the project was very successful.
I have this idea that we need a professional documentary film to be produced that follows the lives of people on waiting lists all over the country with the hopes that it could be aired on Public Television as well. The purpose is to help people to understand how devastating it is for the families who are waiting. NOEWAIT has collected large numbers of stories from various states including Colorado and could help the filmmaker to find the right families and individuals to feature.
I am wondering if there are any filmmakers out there who would take on a project like this - but the catch is of course we have no funding whatsoever to do it (sorry). I figured that an experienced filmmaker knows where to get funding, is that right? And experienced filmmakers also know how to get films shown on PBS, right?
If you think you can do something like this, please DM me on @ConnectColorado and I will send you my email address. If you are unable to DM me, follow the link to my website from my Twitter page and email me that way.
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